MODEL RELEASED. Heart bypass surgery. Surgeon using diathermy to cauterise blood vessels in an incision made in a patient's leg during a coronary artery bypass operation. Diathermy is the use of heat to seal blood vessels and stop bleeding. During this stage of the operation,a vein from the leg is removed. The harvested vein will then be attached to arteries on the heart to re-route blood around a blockage. Blocked coronary arteries can cause angina pectoris (heart pain) and a heart attack,and are a leading cause of death | |
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